Gadi Schwartz, best known for
NBC News’ Snapchat show, is getting a streaming 8 p.m. hour all his own.
Schwartz will anchor an 8 p.m. newscast from Los Angeles. on the free, ad-supported
NBC News Now streaming service, according to a memo issued Monday by Janelle Rodriguez, the NBC News senior vice president who oversees the emerging news outlet.
Schwartz has expanded his profile by co-anchoring “Stay Tuned” on Snapchat over the past five years, making him “a familiar draw for a new generation of viewers,” Rodriguez said. “Since joining NBC News in 2016 as a correspondent, Gadi has covered a range of pressing issues across all of our platforms, most notably the immigration crisis at the border.”
